Someone just backed out of buying my 2013 Focus 5-speed at the last minute because they said it might have power steering problems. Is that common? I’ve never heard of any usual power steering issues with this model.
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As these cars get older, the electric power steering might have problems. Sometimes, this can happen just because the battery is low, but in the worst case, you might need a new steering rack.
If they skipped the manual Mk3, they’re really missing something special.
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seems like they did just that. It looks like someone missed out because they were too careful.
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Mine would sometimes stop working. I’d turn off the car and try again, and that usually fixed it. Since I got a new alternator and battery, there haven’t been any problems. The issues aren’t common, but the automatic transmission (which you don’t have) can be a real problem.
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I’m not sure if it’s common, but mine broke. It cost about $1k to replace. It uses electric power and needs to be programmed. I have the DSP6 model. Spending that $1k felt like a bad choice at first, but we’ll see how it goes.
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It was quite common on Fusions but for focus i’m not quite sure.
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The foci man, please, read the rules for petes sake